Towel rack



June 5, 1923.

1,457,644 J. H. WHITE ET AL TOWEL RACK Filed July 19; 1920 amen/to;

John h. White. Charles AAA/ems).

Patented June 5, 1923.

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PA O F JOHN H. WHITE AND CHARLES WERNER, F BERKELEY, CALIFDRNIA.

rownL RACK.

Application filed July 19, 1'920.- SerialiNo. 397,459.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN H. VHITE and 1 CHARLES A. WERNER, citizens of the United States, residing at Berkeley, in thefcounty of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel Racks, of which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to' towel racks, and

has for its object the provision of a rack in which a towel will be securely heldfrom falling down and becoming soiled.

Another object is to provide a towel rack which is simple in construction and may be cheaply manufactured.

Referring to the drawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which:

Fi ure 1 IS a ers ectlve view of our towel rac i Figure 2 is a side View of one of the hold-f always maintain the same distance between them.

Secured to the bottom of the arms 3 and 4 are a plurality of yieldable spring clamps v8, which are formed U shape of a single piece of metal.

At a point slightly above the bottom of the clamps 8', an inward bend is formed so that the two legs touch, to form an effective clamp for theedgeof the towel.

The towel is held by being forced between tWo opposite clamps on the arms 3 and 4.

- The wall brackets 5 and 6 consist of lates 9 and 10 which are secured to the wall, and U-shaped supports 11 and 12 are secured to the plates 9 and 10 by means of clips 13 and 14:, formed in said plates andbent over the intermediate members of said supports which members Test against said plates. v Having described our invention, we claim: A towel rack including an octagonal plate having holes inserted therethrough whereby the plate may be attached to a wall, inwards ly extending slots from two opposite sides of the plate, the part between the slots being turned up to. formclips, a fiat U shaped sup- V port attached to the plate by means of the i clip being bent over the intermediate member of the support, a holding arm pivoted to said support between the armsthereof, and clamps on said holdingarm for holding the towels;

In testimony whereof we affix our signa- OHN HQWHITE. CHARLES A. WERNER.

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